HB2703 - Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.

      H.B. No. 2703         AN ACT   relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 662.117 to read as follows:           Sec.   662.117.     AMERICAN PATRIOTISM MONTH. (a) July is   American Patriotism Month to:                 (1)     celebrate the United States of America and honor   the values and principles on which it was founded; and                 (2)  recognize:                       (A)     the brave patriots who fought for the right   of self-governance in the American War of Independence and those   who volunteered to serve this country in every conflict fought   since the founding of this country;                       (B)     the founding fathers of the United States of   America and the framers of the Constitution;                       (C)     the astronauts who won the space race and   walked on the moon, and the people who supported them;                       (D)     the civil rights leaders and activists who   risked their lives to fight for equal rights for all Americans; and                       (E)     the resilience, patriotism, and unity shown   by the American people after the September 11, 2001, terror   attacks.           (b)     American Patriotism Month shall be regularly observed   by appropriate ceremonies and activities that help citizens develop   a sense of national pride and national identity.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2703 was passed by the House on May 7,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 2703 was passed by the Senate on May   15, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor